Vehicle-wheel.



Patented May 5, 1914.

E.U.SENDELBAGH.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY19,191%

"l l' ll ln l EDWARD C. SENDELBAGH, OF PIQUA, OHIO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19, 1913.

Patented May 5, 131 14. Serial No. 779,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. SENDEL- BACH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Piqua, Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Vehicle- Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, such as will eI1 able others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wooden vehicle wheels of the type in which thefelly proper or rim of the wheel is made up of a number of shortsegmental-shaped wooden sections that arearranged between castingsmounted on the ends of the wooden spokes of the wheel.

One object of my invention is to provide a wheel of the charactermentioned in which the castings on the ends of the spokes are connectedto the spokes in a novel manner that prevents them from rising or movinglongitudinally of the spokes when the spokes get wet and swell, orduring the operation of rimming up or keying up the felly sections.

Another object is toprovide a wheel of the character described in whichthe castings that cooperate with the felly sections are securelyconnected to the spokes without the aid of nails, screws or otherfastening devices that would form holes .in the spokes in which watercould collect and thus cause the spokes to rot or decay.

Other objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafterpointed out.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevational view of one-half of avehicle wheel constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail view showing one of the castings in vertical section;Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;and Fig. 4L is a perspective view of one of the castings that aremounted on the ends of the spokes.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention, A designates a plurality of segmental-shaped felly woodensections that are arranged be-; tween castings B mounted on the ends ofthe wooden spokes C of the wheel so as to form the felly or rim of thewheel, and D designates a tire or tread that surrounds the felly. Theends of the felly sections A are seated in substantially U-shaped orchannel-shaped flanges 1 on the castings B, and the spokes C arepreferably provided at their outer ends with tenons 2 that fit snugly insaid castings, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The tenons 2 have fiat sidesor are non-circular shape in cross section, as shown in Fig. 3, so thatthe castings 13 cannot turn or rotate on the spokes, and said castingsare connected to the spokes in such a manner that they cannot movelongitudinally of the spokes. As shown in Fig. 2 the teno-n 2, of eachspoke or the outer end of the spoke which projects into the casting isprovided with a horizontally disposed groove 3 that extends around thetcnon or outer end portion of the spoke, and a cooperating horizontallydisposed groove l is formed on the inner side of the socket in thecasting that receives the spoke. After the casting has been arranged inoperative position on the spoke, cast metal is poured through an opening5 in the casting so as to fill the cooperating grooves 3 and l and thusform a locking ring or retaining member 6 that securely fastens thecasting to the spoke and prevents the casting from moving longitudinallyof the spoke. The particular cross sectional shape of the cooperatinggrooves in the castings and in the spokes is immaterial and it. is alsoimmaterial whether said grooves extend clear around the spokes or onlypartly around the spokes as my broad idea consists in a wheel of thecharacter mentioned in which the members that retain the felly sectionsin position are locked to the spokes by means of metal which is pouredinto cooperating grooves, recesses or openings in the spokes and in thesaid members when said metal is in a molten state. Each casting B ispreferably provided with an end wall 7 that bears against the end of thespoke which projects into the casting, and the flat side walls of thecastings against which the ends of the felly sections bear, arepreferably curved outwardly at the points where the grooves t are formedinside of same so that said walls will be of uniform thickness and alsobe provided with ribs 8 that tend to prevent the felly sections A frommoving outwardly.

In a wheel of the construction above-de scribed there is no liability ofthe castings rising or moving longitudinally of the spokes when thespokes get wet and swell or during the operation of rimming or keying upthe felly sections owing to the fact that each casting is securelylocked to its 00- operating spoke in such a manner that it thermore,there is no tendency for the wooden spokes to rot or decay as mightoccur if screws, nails or similar fastening devices were driven into thespokes to connect the castings to same because the means which retainsthe castings in position consist oi cast metal devices that are moldedin cooperating spaces in the castings and in the spokes and completelyconcealed by the castings.

A wooden vehicle wheel of the character mentioned can be manufactured ata low cost and it is stronger and more serviceable than the wheels ofthis type which have heretofore been devised owing to the novel way inwhich the castings are connected to the spokes.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A vehicle wheel comprising spokes, a telly proper or rim composed ofa plurality of segmental-shaped sections, metallic devices on the spokeswhich receive the ends of said telly sections and retain them inposition, said devices fitting the spokes snugly, and means for lockingsaid devices to the spokes so as to prevent said devices from movinglongitudinally of the spokes, said locking means consisting of metalthat is poured in a molten state into cooperating spaces in said spokesand in the inner faces it he walls of said devices that embrace thespokes.

A vehicle wheel comprising spokes, a telly proper composed of aplurality of segmental-shaped sections, devices on tie spokes whichreceive the ends of said telly sections and thus serve to connect thespokes and the telly oi the wheel together, and cast metal retainingmen'ihers completely conccaled by said devices and operating to preventsaid devices from moving longitudinally ot' the spokes.

3. A vehicle wheel comprising spokes, a telly tor the wheel composed ofa plurality of segmental-shaped sections, devices on the spokes whichreceive the ends of said telly sections and retain them in position,said devices having grooves on the inner sides of same that cooperatewith grooves in the spokes, molded locking members formed .t'rom n'ietalthat is poured into the cotiperating grooves in said devices and spokeswhen it is in a molten condition, and procannot move longitudinally ofsame. Furjections on said devices that fit in recesses in the ends ofsaid telly sections.

4-. A vehicle wheel comprising spokes, a telly composed of a pluralityof segmentalshaped sections devices on the spokes which receive the endsof said telly sections and retain them in position, cooperatinghorizontally disposed grooves extending around the inner sides of theopenings in said devices in which the spokes fit and around the portionsof the spokes that fit in said devices, and means for locking saiddevices to said spokes consisting of metal that is poured into thecooperating grooves in said devices and spokes through openings in saiddevices.

A vehicle wheel comprising spokes, a

telly for the wheel composed of a plurality of segmental-shapedsections, castings fitting snugly on the ends of the spokes and providedwith flanges that receive the ends of said telly sections and retainthem in position, each of said castings having a horizontally disposedgroove extending around the inside of same, cooperating groove formed inthe portion of the spoke that projeets into the casing, a retainingmeans for each of said castings consisting of metal that is poured intothe cooperating groove on the inside of the casting and in the spoke anddevices on said castings that project into recesses in the ends of saidtelly sections so as to prevent said sections from moving outwardly.

(3. A vehicle Wheel comprising spokes provided at their outer ends withtenons that are non-circular-shaped in cross section, a telly for thewheel composed of a plurality of segmental-shaped sections, castingshaving sockets for receiving the tenons on said spokes and provided withmeans for holding said telly sections in position, a cast metal meansarranged inside of the sockets in said castings for securely lockingsame to the tenons oi the spokes, and transverse ribs on the outside ofsaid castings that fit in transverse recesscs in the ends of said tellysections.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 10th day of July 1913.

EDlVARD G. SENDELBAOH.

ll itnesses HARRY C. lVHrrNEY, CARL M. BAYMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

